Yes? Why would you think I made that assumption? Significantly lower bezel is a plus.
Android Wear |OT| 2nd Gen is Here
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Yes? Why would you think I made that assumption? Significantly lower bezel is a plus.
No, which is a little baffling considering Goog is about to make a hard push for Android Pay.
Yup, NFC specifically for Apple Pay support.
To be honest though, if I had to choose something I wish Android Wear would take from the Apple Watch, it would be the speaker. As dumb as it seems, being able to bang out short phone calls with the watch was really convenient when I had one. I do a lot of work with my hands for my job and constantly receive short phone calls from co-workers trhough, so that may just be me.
AngmarsKing701
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Yeah I'm with you there. I would have hoped the Sport would be less expensive, but I'm not sure I'm ready to bite at $300.
Very true. These things are not in high demand.
I was hoping Android Wear would really come out swinging second gen. It's better I guess but I don't know anyone who is remotely interested in getting a Wear watch. The only people I know with a smartwatch are Apple users.
While a matter of opinion, I don't see how that image changed things, but hey, that's fine.
Ignatz Mouse
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This was asked before, but any watchfaces that use the new feautres worth checking out?
Pujie Black is still one of the best watch faces and it had the features before 1.3
The new ones aren't really that great.
Ignatz Mouse
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I have that one (and love it, it's my choice half the time)! I was looking for the new stuff.
brotkasten
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Considering the hard and software that's being used, I'd say we're still in the first gen. Maaaybe gen 1.5. Both, the Moto and Huawei, basically still use the same hardware that Wear launched with.
The thing is most developers just treated the new update to support clicking on one section (like your battery meter) to change it to a different display (like your step counter).
There is the Bits watchface which zooms in to show you more info, but having a bunch of circles is kind of not a great watch design.
The Moto 360/G Watch was like version 0.5 vs everything else being 1.0. Second gen watches needs a speaker, NFC, and GPS as the standard. Really not sure what else they could do with a watch after those 3 are added. Other than make it thinner.
Jazzy Network
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Gonna retire my 360
for a Gear S2. Goodbye Android Wear.
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Makes me wonder when things will really pick up, if at all. It's gotta be next year right?
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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Yeah. Was looking into Android Wear but wanted to see what Samsung would put out first. The Gear S2 looks incredibly solid and better than just about every Android Wear watch so far from what we've seen, IMO. Hopefully it delivers after it launches.
Jzero
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How? It looks more toyish than the new Moto 360 and Huawei watch.
brotkasten
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I thought the same thing because I've only seen the regular version, but apparently Samsung also has a Gear S2 Classic that looks more like a real watch. Still not sure if I'd say it looks better.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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Doesn't have the flat tire like the 360, the rotating bezel is genius, and NFC (so Samsung Pay is coming if you own a Samsung device).
If the battery life is as good as Samsung says (think I heard 2-3 days) and if they have it at a good price, it'll probably be the smartwatch I pick up. We'll see though.
AngmarsKing701
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If that step tracker ties to Fitbit then it's going to be a huge plus from my opinion. Pretty much can't live without my Fitbit at this point.
I thought the same thing because I've only seen the regular version, but apparently Samsung also has a Gear S2 Classic that looks more like a real watch. Still not sure if I'd say it looks better.
Doesn't look that appealing in real life IMO
Jazzy Network
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The S2 proper looks better IMO. Looks kind of futuristic. Probably gonna get that.
Everything. As long as your phone has an internet connection somewhere, it'll push them.
Eh, but Samsungs software. I'm not even doing an "lol Touchwiz" here, I hate their software team for making decent hardware suck so hard even down to smart TV features. They're always finding some way to hamstring their devices with that team.
hmm strange, when I turn off the phone's bluetooth, it will show the cloud symbol thingy on the watch, but in the settings, the wifi is connected
AngmarsKing701
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I just looked at a CNET preview of the Gear S2. It looks snazzy, I think the rotating bezel is genius, but yeah the Tizen software is going to be a real checkmark in the "con" column for this. The # of apps is disappointing. And while I currently have an S5, I am thinking of switching to the latest LG when I upgrade later this year. The Gear S2 will still work with it, but apparently some of the features will only work with Samsung phones, so ... yeah... gimped.
Still eager to see more details about the new Moto. But at the moment I'm thinking this space maybe hasn't matured enough for me to jump in.
Jazzy Network
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Tizen will have more app compatibility than AW at launch. AW is garbage. It's so buggy and annoying and I'm not a fan of the cards. Looking at the videos, the app switching and picking looks so simple on the S2. The rotating bezel is genius. I have no issue with Tizen as long as it doesn't suck. The original Gear ran android but was garbage.
AngmarsKing701
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Jazzy Network
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Hmm thought I read an article that said almost a thousand apps.
Also AW apps # are misleading. There's a ton of garbage in the app store ranging from just apps that are watch faces to a million productivity apps for fitness and things like that. The S2 apps seem useful like ESPN or uber.
The Faceless Master
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only the 3G model of the Gear S2 has a speaker?
downgradeton.
downgradeton.
Jzero
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That's just two apps, buddy. There will be plenty of garbage samsung apps.
As a developer, I can pretty much guarantee you the Gear S2 won't get many apps.
Smartwatches are a niche market that even Apple has trouble moving huge numbers in, so you KNOW the Gear S2 won't be selling huge numbers. It just isn't going to be worth that much to develop apps for that watch, depending on your app and how popular it is, you might just be investing time for dozens of sales.
So yeah, if you like the watch and what it does out of the box, go for it. But don't buy it expecting it to get the same amount of support as Android Wear watches will get, that's just not a realistic scenario.
Smartwatches are a niche market that even Apple has trouble moving huge numbers in, so you KNOW the Gear S2 won't be selling huge numbers. It just isn't going to be worth that much to develop apps for that watch, depending on your app and how popular it is, you might just be investing time for dozens of sales.
So yeah, if you like the watch and what it does out of the box, go for it. But don't buy it expecting it to get the same amount of support as Android Wear watches will get, that's just not a realistic scenario.
Jazzy Network
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That's 2 apps more than what I'm using on my 360.
Given the battery life + slower processor, I would argue no, not even at that price.
They are probably going to run a fire sale on the old 360s soon to clear them out, so either wait for that if you absolutely must have a 1st gen 360, or pick up something else, almost any other Android Wear watch is going to give you a better experience, especially as software updates continue to roll out.
Jazzy Network
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No ESPN bruh.
brotkasten
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You're acting like Tizen is gaining any traction at all. This reminds me of Symbian or Windows Phone vs Android/iPhone.
You're actually the first person I've seen on this board pretending like a Tizen OS is advantage.
Jazzy Network
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Never said that. Just said the apps they offer are more appealing. The interface looks appealing and videos from tech sites state its very smooth. Im basing everything on what people have used.
Chance Hale
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The Huawei Mesh watch is neat looking, is it likely to drop in price close to release or is it safe to order now?
Ordered the Huawei watch for $350 off amazon as my first smartwatch. It's pretty much the moto360 without the flat tire.
Doubt it's going to drop, these are the official prices http://www.gethuawei.com/huawei-watch.html.